Former BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele passes away

September 20, 2013 09:42

Former secretary of the Indian Cricket Board, Jaywant Yeshwant Lele, passed away at his residence in Baroda following a massive heart attack on Thrusday night.

He was 75 and is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

The outspoken Lele, who served as the BCCI's assistant secretary and later took over the reins as the secretary when Jagmohan Dalmiya became the president of the International Cricket Council in 1996, had celebrated his 75th birthday on September 13, said former India stumper Nayan Mongia, who confirmed the news of his death.

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